NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1045

HOUSE BILL 576

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF FORT DEFIANCE IN CALDWELL COUNTY.

 

Whereas, William Lenoir came as a young man to the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina in 1775, became an officer in the American Revolution, served as a leader in State government for many years, and was president of the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina; and

Whereas, Fort Defiance, the home of General Lenoir in Caldwell County, has been acquired by Fort Defiance, Incorporated; and

Whereas, this nonprofit corporation, with the assistance of the State, federal, county and municipal governments, private foundations, and citizens of the area, has undertaken the acquisition and restoration of this historic place for the use, education, and enjoyment of North Carolinians; and

Whereas, the main house has been completely restored, furnished with original Lenoir family items, and opened to the public at ceremonies on September 23, 1978; and

Whereas, additional funds are required to complete the archaeological research on the smokehouse, dairy, kitchen, and formal garden sites; to acquire additional land; and to complete the restoration of the smokehouse and dairy which are important original dependencies of Fort Defiance; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, for the 1979-80 fiscal year the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the purpose of completing the archaeological research on the smokehouse, dairy, kitchen, and formal garden sites and to acquire additional land, provided an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) is raised by Fort Defiance, Incorporated.

Sec. 2.  Funds appropriated in this act shall be expended only in accordance with G.S. 121-11 and G.S. 143-31.2.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.